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Dalechampia velutina
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Family:
EUPHORBIACEAE
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Citation: Dalechampia velutina Wight, Ic. t. 1881. 1852; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 467. 1888; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1336(934). 1925; N.P.Balakr. & Chakrab., Fam. Euphorbiaceae India 176. 2007.
Dalechampia scandens L. var. velutina (Wight) Muell.-Arg. in DC., Prodr. 15: 1245. 1866; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 286. 2002.
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Description:
Climbers with stinging hairs. Leaves tri-lobed, 6-10 x 3-5 cm, base cordate, thinly pubescent, middle lobe obovate, acute, margin entire or serrulate, lateral ones small and oblique, yellowish green, petiole to 7 cm. Flowers in peduncled clusters to 10 cm; involucral bracts to 5 x 4 cm, tri-lobed, distinctly veined, membranous; male flowers ca 5 mm across; tepals 3 or 4, ca 3.5 mm, obovate, acute, filaments to 7 mm, connective apiculate; female flowers 6 mm across, tepals 6, to 5 mm, oblong, pinnatifid, pilose, ovary 5 mm across, style to 1 cm.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-February
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District(s):
Palakkad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Rocky areas
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Distribution:
Peninsular India
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
Peninsular India
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
600-2000
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Localities:
Vengoli
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